Plan E, the Epsom Town Centre Area Action Plan, was submitted to the Secretary of State on 30 April 2010.

Inspector

Mrs Julia Gregory BSc (Hons) BTP MRTPI MCMI, a Planning Inspector, has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to conduct the Independent Examination of Plan E, the Epsom Town Centre Area Action Plan. The Inspector held a Pre-Hearing Meeting at 10.30am on Thursday 5 August 2010. The Hearing Sessions were held Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 September 2010.

The Inspector has been appointed to check that the plan has been prepared in compliance with legal requirements and to consider whether it is sound. To be sound the plan should be justified, effective and consistent with National Policy.

Pre- Examination Meeting 

The Inspector held a Pre-Hearing Meeting on Thursday 5 August 2010 in Committee Room 1, Town Hall, The Parade, Epsom, Surrey KT18 5BY. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an opportunity for procedural and administrative matters relating to the hearings to be explained and discussed including how interested parties can prepare in the most effective ways. In advance of the meeting a draft procedural note and a Draft matters and issues for hearing list of the main issues for examination incorporating the draft hearings programme was circulated.  

The notes of the pre- hearing meeting and an accompanying letter have now been published.  

Examination Matters and Issues and Programme

The Inspector's matters and issues were updated following the Pre- Examination Meeting showing the participants in the oral sessions of the examination. This document also incorporated the examination programme.

Updated matters and issues for examination

Updated participants details for the examination Sittings

Mr A Crowdy from GL Hearn will participate on behalf of Tesco Stores.

Mr S Clark, Steve Clark Associates, will not now participate in the oral sessions of the Examination.

Ms K Benford, Planning Potential on behalf of Country and Metropolitan Homes, will now participate in the following Examination sessions:

Main Matter 2- Policy Matters: items 13 & 14
Main Matter 3: Site Allocations: Item 4

All participants at the Examination were given the opportunity to respond to the inspector's matters and issues (deadline 5pm Thursday 9 September). These can be found below.
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Main Matters Responses
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Main Matters responses Appendices 1-6
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Main Matters responses Appendices 7-12
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Main Matters responses Appendices 13-19

University for the Creative Arts
Title pages
Main report
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix F

G L Hearn for Tesco
Letter dated 9 September 2010
Letter dated 27 January 2010
Letter dated 21 December 2009
Constraints Plan
Epsom Town Centre Study September 2009

Country & Metropolitan Homes
Written Submission

 

Post Examination Hearing

It was agreed at the hearing that the Council would produce a list of changes and further actions arising from the hearing discussions and pass this to the Inspector.
List of changes or further actions agreed at the hearing 24 September 2010
Further Changes 5 October 2010
Letter to the Council from the Inspector 6 October 2010

15 October
The list of changes and actions were completed by 15 October 2010.
Below are all documents/lists submitted to the Inspector by 15 October 2010:
Summary of other Area Action Plans
Local Transport Plan 3 and parking charges
List of amendments to maps
Full Schedule of Changes (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3) 

18 November
The Council received a letter and schedule of changes from the Inspector on 18 November 2010. These can be viewed below:
Letter to the Council 17 November 2010
Schedule of changes with advertising highlighted
The Council responded to the Inspector on 23 November. This can be viewed below:
Letter to the Inspector 23 November 2010
Appendix A
Appendix B
Maps 6 and 7 
Letter to the Council 24 November 2010

26 November 2010 - 14 January 2011
Following the above corresepondence with the Inspector the Council advertised the schedule of changes set out in Appendix A so that interested parties could express their views. The schedule and covering letter can be found below
Covering letter
Schedule of changes 
Consultation responses received January 2011  

Further information

Further information about the Examination process can be found in the following documents published by the Planning Inspectorate:

    The Brief Guide to Examining Development Plan Documents (49KB)
This is aimed at members of the public wishing to participate in the Examination of Development Plan Documents.

More detail on the procedure is given in:

    Examining Development Plan Documents: Procedure Guidance (400KB)

More detail on soundness is given in:

    Examining Development Plan Documents: Soundness Guidance (1.7MB)